LONDON — The latest allegations of state-sponsored doping in Russia could lead to suspension of entire national federations, heavy fines and lifetime Olympic bans, IOC… Continue reading
PRAGUE — Usain Bolt called it “really bad news” for sport after the announcement that 31 athletes were caught doping in retests from the 2008… Continue reading
ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves on Tuesday fired manager Fredi Gonzalez, who couldn’t survive the worst record in the majors.Braves general manager John Coppolella confirmed… Continue reading
MIAMI — LeBron James is fond of saying that today’s NBA is driven by point guards.Looks like he’s right.A superstar foursome of All-Star point guards… Continue reading
BALTIMORE — Gun Runner, third-place finisher in the Kentucky Derby, will skip the Preakness, leaving a likely field of 11 for the middle leg of… Continue reading
LONDON — In a major doping crackdown stretching back eight years, 31 athletes in six sports could be barred from competing in the Olympics after… Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA — Sam Bradford plans to mentor Carson Wentz and lead the Philadelphia Eagles for as long as they keep him around.Speaking to reporters for… Continue reading
ARLINGTON, Va. — There are hints of gray in Alex Ovechkin’s hair now and his 31st birthday is a few months away.Ovechkin isn’t old, not… Continue reading
MANCHESTER, England — The discovery of a fake bomb inside Old Trafford brought embarrassment and potentially a $4 million bill to Manchester United, raising serious… Continue reading
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns is the unanimous winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year award.The league made the announcement Monday, giving… Continue reading
NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers lost plenty the previous two seasons, though never managed to lose the most.This season, they finally fell all the… Continue reading
PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have become the first team in the NBA to put a sponsorship logo on player uniforms, striking a deal with… Continue reading
Donning colorful tutus and capes on the Brotherhood Bridge trail Saturday afternoon, Juneau’s Girls on the Run club ran its season-ending 5K showered by positive… Continue reading
OAKLAND, Calif. - Stephen Curry does preposterous, astonishing, prodigiously valuable things on a regular basis, and he does a lot of quirky little things, too.The… Continue reading
The Crimson Bears softball team took Sitka down 11-3 on Friday, helped largely by a 6-run second inning. With the win, Juneau-Douglas High School improved… Continue reading
Juneau-Douglas High School soccer continued their conference dominance on Friday, clinching their 17th-straight Southeast title and a berth to the state tournament with a 6-0… Continue reading
Juneau-Douglas High School and Thunder Mountain High School baseball squared off Friday night for the second of three crosstown showdowns this weekend, with the Falcons… Continue reading
The Ketchikan High School Kings came to town and proceeded to take control of the Region V 4A softball leaderboard, beating Thunder Mountain High School… Continue reading
Soccer lore stereotypes the goalkeeper as an obsessive loner who’s chosen a Sisyphean task. Sometimes they’re hot heads, sometimes misfits or flamboyant prima donnas, but… Continue reading
WASHINGTON — Max Scherzer’s record-tying 20-strikeout performance was only the latest in a recent series of newsworthy moments for the Washington Nationals, one right after… Continue reading
